Steer tires balding, DOT issues, How to go OOS with carrier

Talk to your boss professionally and tell him not only they are unsafe, that both of your CSA scores can suffer. Then tell them to change the shocks or the new tires will wear out prematurely.

You don't fool around with steers. You also change them in pairs. It's not like you are wasting money. He can slap them on a trailer and get the rest of the usage out of them.

We're at a point where you have to stand up to what's right or your future might be at stake. If the guy is too cheap to do maintenance, you don't want to work there.

 

They should have a "NO THANKS" thumbs doen option for posts like this .

 

I've read 3 pages and nobody gave the simple answer . Was there not a written DVIR left on the truck as required during the posttrip ? The defects should have been noted . The truck can't move unless the defects are corrected . If there is no DVIR to be reviewed during the pretrip one must be written . JUST WRITE IT UP ON THE DVIR !!

 

When did that stop? We do that every day around here.

 

Easy to tell why you are an ex trucker....
To drive it to the scalehouse for inspection, you must drive on a public road...
then YOU GET A TICKET, even if written to the company, they will say YOU TOOK THE TRUCK AFTER A PT. If they refuse to fix it, walk....
That way you have s clean record, no fines...
do the above, you have a black mark, fines, and most likly fired...
You could fight it, but by the time the lawyers get it strightened out, you will be homeless, living in a box, unemployed...why stress it, get a better job.

 

Much of what goes on with equipment is directly attributable to the driver and how he checks his truck. I understand there are some carriers who may not keep up equipment as they should, however, many drivers don't bother to do a proper pretrip and then notify the carrier of a problem. The carrier cannot make repairs unless the driver tells them. I would expect that most problems found during a DOT inspection are the result of the driver not doing his job and doing a good pretrip inspection. You can see drivers jump out of the sleeper and just turn the key and pull out without taking time to do a pretrip. For that reason I would like to see fines only for the driver unless the driver can show that he had discovered problems and notified his company prior to the DOT inspection. If a carrier fails to address any maintenance issues after being notified by the driver, then that is another issue.

 

You drive the truck, you get the ticket!

If it ain't right, don't drive it. PERIOD!

If the company says you have to, ask them what towing company they want to use.